Streep Loves Bird
Beloved Austin author wins prestigious competition funded by Meryl Streep
Sep 8, 2015 | 9:23 am
Feeding tuna at the cages off Port Lincoln, AustraliaPhoto courtesy of Kino Lorber
Tuna Nigiri Sushi as served by Master Sushi Chef Sugiyama in TokyoSushi: The Global Catch
Activity at Tsukiji Market, TokyoPhoto courtesy of Kino Lorber
Pierson created one of the all time great movie lines in the 1967 movie CoolHand Luke, starring Paul Newman.Courtesy photo
Frank Pierson
Pierson won an Oscar for scripting Dog Day Afternoon.
This year Pierson was consulting producer for 25 episodes of Mad Men. He alsoco-wrote an episode, “Signal 30,” with Matthew Weiner, the series creator.
Only two years ago, at 85, Pierson was consulting producer for The Good Wife. (Ascene from the show features Julianna Marguiles and Michael J. Fox
Pierson was loyal to the Austin Film Festival.
Native Houstonian Dennis Quaid, a bona fide movie star with at least 65 filmsunder his belt, is now getting set to star in a new TV series this fall calledVegas on CBS.Vegas/YouTube
Wes Anderson's latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, opened the most famous andprestigious of all film festivals in the world, Cannes.FocusFeatures.com
Next up for Kyle Chandler is a big screen role in The Wolf of Wall Street. Hischaracter will be a far cry from downhome Coach Taylor.Photo via Kyle Chandler Central
The Astrodome
Who would have imagined that the Astrodome's wonder-filled start would lead tothis?